First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund FEX

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index.

The label

Accumulation

read at $136.10

First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund holds its Accumulation at $136.10.

PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Accumulation label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · does not pass the values gate

edge confirmed
edge broken
edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
Phase	Accumulation
Quantitative state	Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 286 days
Price	$136.10
Valuation	20.16 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen	FAIL · score 30.0
Beta	N/A

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E	20.2x a premium valuation

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 25%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%. Entered 2026-07-28 · Markup

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-28 Markup $136.10 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 25%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.

2026-07-18 Markup $136.10 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 13% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bullish. Over the past year the shares are up 25%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 9%.

2026-07-03 Markup $136.10 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $136.10 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period	Price then	Price return	Divs per share	$1,000 became	Total return
1 month	$132.05	+0.6%	·	$1,006	+0.6%
2 months	$126.33	+5.1%	·	$1,051	+5.1%
3 months	$121.15	+9.6%	$0.29	$1,099	+9.9%
6 months	$120.17	+10.5%	$0.70	$1,111	+11.1%
1 year	$106.25	+25.0%	$1.30	$1,262	+26.2%
2 years	$94.54	+40.5%	$2.62	$1,432	+43.2%
3 years	$78.16	+69.9%	$3.78	$1,747	+74.7%
5 years	$80.61	+64.7%	$6.02	$1,722	+72.2%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund · FEX · Accumulation · $136.10
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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